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WorksheetsThe secrets of the world’s most famous symphony - Hanako Sawada
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did Beethoven's Symphony Number Five premiere?
a)
1908
b)
1808
c)
1708
d)
2008
2.
What did one critic compare the symphony to?
a)
a cacophony of noise
b)
a whisper in the wind
c)
a gentle breeze on a summer day
d)
glowing beams of light, piercing through the darkness
3.
What was Beethoven's career choice?
a)
music teacher
b)
religious musician
c)
freelance composer
d)
court musician
4.
What style of composition did Beethoven experiment with in his Fifth Symphony?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Classical
c)
Romanticism
d)
Baroque
5.
What is the name of the rhythmic motif that serves as the building block for most of the first movement?
a)
hope motif
b)
fate motif
c)
peace motif
d)
love motif
6.
What is the emotional arc of the composition?
a)
from peaceful to chaotic
b)
from triumphant to somber
c)
from somber to triumphant
d)
from chaotic to peaceful
7.
What was Beethoven's personal struggle that can be heard in the composition?
a)
memory loss
b)
speech impediment
c)
hearing loss
d)
vision loss
8.
What is the lasting cultural impact of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony?
a)
a symbol for love and romance
b)
a symbol for sadness and despair
c)
a symbol for anger and frustration
d)
a symbol for suspense, revelation, and triumph
9.
What is the name of the first movement's form?
a)
Classical sonata form
b)
Baroque sonata form
c)
Renaissance sonata form
d)
Romantic sonata form
10.
What is the name of the high-pitched instrument that Beethoven employs in the symphony?
a)
oboe
b)
piccolo
c)
flute
d)
clarinet
11.
What is the name of the low-pitched instrument that Beethoven employs in the symphony?
a)
tuba
b)
saxophone
c)
contrabassoon
d)
bassoon
12.
What is the name of the composer that Beethoven followed in the footsteps of?
a)
Bach and Handel
b)
Mozart and Haydn
c)
Chopin and Liszt
d)
Vivaldi and Paganini
13.
What is the name of the motif that suggests the figure of fate knocking at the door?
a)
fate motif
b)
peace motif
c)
hope motif
d)
love motif
14.
What is the name of the composer that Beethoven was compared to?
a)
Handel
b)
Mozart
c)
Bach
d)
none of the above
15.
What is the name of the major key that the symphony ends in?
a)
C major
b)
D major
c)
C minor
d)
D minor
16.
What is the name of the war that the Fifth Symphony became a code for victory amongst the Allies?
a)
Korean War
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
Vietnam War
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